The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-26
PITH AND POINT.

The hand-maid Of Scripture was 4
simple thing compared with the tailor
made girl of the present day.-M o.
Picayune.
for what is it my sad soul
yearnsP' asks a poetess. We don't
know, dear, unless it is for the editor to
send you check instead Of the little
note Returned with thanks. h-Ne,0
HaUen Nescs.
Wife (innocently)--Is the base
ball season over? Husband (petulant-
ly)-Qf course. Look at the weather.
Any fool ought to know that Wife
(sweetly)- That's why / asked you, my
dear. - Washington Critic.
"A servant-girl went to sleep one
afternoon and did not wake up until
forty hours later. When she awoke
she was naturally much incensed to
find that she had been detrauded out Of
two evenings out.-Boston Transcript.
$50 you think Friday an unlucky
day, do you. Edith?" Eyes, indeed, /
do, ma'a ..And why do you think
it is unluckyP' ..Well, you see we al
ways have fish on Friday, and l just
abominate fish. ~ Yonkers Statesman.
"A fashion item says: s.Bonnets will
not be worn as high this year as last"
If this be true, all this talk about "ele-
waiting the stage" may as we'll be
dropped With less lofty bonnets. the
stage is high enough. Norristoso's Her.
| aid.
in Phil Armour's Chicago packing
house they are killing four thousand
hogs day, and yet the man who sits
sideways in street car was in town
yesterday. So was the man who has
his hair cut Saturday night. Some men
are born lucky ardette.
Editor: .'.What noise is that in the
assistant editors room?" Office Boy:
"De assistant editor, johnson, is stamp
ing on de new type-writin' machine"
Editor: whats the matter with it?'
Office Boy: "Why, he started to write
up our funny column and de ting
rung up chestnut before he'd wrote
more'n a line. "-Jssdge.
| -..Nfother,'' saidfa little Rockland
girl, looking up from her book, "what
does transatlantic mean?" ..Oh, across
the Atlantic, of course. Don't bother
me, you make ME forget my count. !"
"Does trans always mean acrossP' Il
suppose it does. If you don't stop
bothcring me with your questions you'll
go to bed. .sThen does transparent
mean cross parent" -Rockla',d Cou'
,ier.
Mr.. Minks Seems to me that new
girl is very good one, isn't she? Mrs.
Minks-She is d perfect treasure.
can't imagine how | even existed before
she came, and I'll never let her 60,
never; but the beauty OF it is, she is
Just as well satisfied as I am, and
know she'll never even think Of leav'
ing. Don't be too sure about that
She may take notion to get married
some fine day. mo danger; she's
been married once. ''-O Omaha World.
They were sitting as close together
rs the sofa would permit. She looked
with ineffable tenderness into his noble
blue eyes. George" she murmured
with a tremor in her voice, Didn't you
tell me once that you would be willing
to do any great act of hcroism for m,
sakep" Eyes, Fannie, and gladly re
) iterate that sentiment now" he re
piled in confident tones; mo noble
Roman of old was fired with loftiel
ambition, a drawer resolution than /. ;
"Well, George, want you to do some
thing real heroic for me-" "Speak
darling; what is it?'' "Ask me to b'
your wife. We've been fooling Ions
enough. ~ Chicago Tribune.
CARL DUNDER.